NEW DELHI: Taking serious objection to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi 's remarks against V D Savarkar , Supreme Court virtually gagged him on Friday, warning him of suo motu action if he derided the freedom fighter and Hindutva proponent in the future. "...This is not the way you treat our freedom fighters," Justice Dipankar Datta said.
A bench of Justices Datta and Manmohan granted relief to Gandhi by staying summon issued to him by a lower court, but only after giving him a history lesson and reminding him him that his grandmother Indira Gandhi too had praised Savarkar.
The complaint was lodged after Gandhi, on Nov 17, 2022, allegedly described Savarkar as "receiver of pension from Britishers", and "a servant of Britishers" at a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra.
"Does your client know Mahatma Gandhi also used 'your faithful servant' while addressing the Viceroy?" the bench asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was representing Rahul Gandhi.
A bench of Justices Datta and Manmohan granted relief to Gandhi by staying summon issued to him by a lower court, but only after giving him a history lesson and reminding him him that his grandmother Indira Gandhi too had praised Savarkar.
The complaint was lodged after Gandhi, on Nov 17, 2022, allegedly described Savarkar as "receiver of pension from Britishers", and "a servant of Britishers" at a press conference in Akola, Maharashtra.
"Does your client know Mahatma Gandhi also used 'your faithful servant' while addressing the Viceroy?" the bench asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was representing Rahul Gandhi.
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